From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood Matt Ridley in the Spectator: A very strange parliamentary rebellion has been taking place with Boris Johnson, Liz Truss…
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Somalia Says Drought Is Due to Climate Change, As They Demand Billions
…population growth, a ten-fold increase since 1950, is the main reason why droughts like these, which are perfectly natural and common events, now have such a human impact.
Robbing Grandma to Pay Gaia
In the end, the greenergy fad is not saving the environment, cannot hope to provide enough electricity to cover current demand let alone the explosive growth planned, and is very…
California And New York: Do Not Back Off Your World-Beating Green Energy Schemes!
Today the Manhattan Contrarian formally calls upon the states of California and New York: Whatever you do, do not back down from your crash program of green energy schemes!
The British Energy Horror Story
Keeping the lights on is a basic function of modern government, and we are close to critical failure.
In The UK, Some Political Movement on The Climate Scare
It has long been my view that the whole climate scare thing will fade away and disappear once the costs and risks of the insane zero carbon agenda become clear…
Fossil Fuels v Renewable Energy
The simple reality is that we will continue to need fossil fuels for many years to come. In the long term we will have look to develop new technologies such…
Britain’s Steel Industry Hammered by Climate Change Taxes
Crippling climate change levies are forcing Britain’s steelmakers to cut production after a doubling in the cost of carbon emissions in just nine months.
National Grid scheme to ration households’ power use at peak times
From Friday up to 1.4m households will be paid if they cut their normal electricity consumption at certain two-hour periods during the day, as an experiment to see how households’…
Bringing Britain’s woes to America?
Climate and energy politics, combined with fierce global demand, make it unlikely that Europe’s energy prices will go down. And while the EU recently voted to define natural gas and…
EV Chargers To Be Separately Metered
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT By Paul Homewood A few weeks ago, the government announced plans for new regulations, requiring domestic electric car chargers be programmed only…
European nations walk back their ‘climate ambitions’ as the exorbitant price tag becomes clear
The political class remains rhetorically wedded to its earlier foolhardy promises, and the media is too enamored of reality-detached activists such as Ms. Thunberg.
Which Country Or U.S. State Will Be The First To Hit The Renewable Energy Wall?
From the MANHATTAN CONTRARIAN December 17, 2021/ Francis Menton In the fantasy of wealthy woke environmentalists, the world has recognized that it is on the brink of an existential climate crisis…
No Wind Friday
We are now dangerously reliant on interconnectors, not least because wind power is also falling in countries like Germany and Denmark:
Homes may have gas cut off if they refuse to take part in hydrogen trial
As usual, the commenters are virtually all critical. But why do these issues always get reported by the dopey Emma Gatten, who has Environmental Editor should be writing about trees…
Europe is switching back to coal to survive bleak winter
Europe’s embarrassing coal comeback will make any Net Zero demands almost impossible for politicians from the UK and Europe not least because they are also dealing with the growing fear…
Power Markets In Crisis
Alarm bells have been ringing in European and UK power markets this month, as electricity prices surge to record levels. Here day-ahead prices are triple those of a year ago,…
UK Relying On Europe For A Fifth Of Its Power
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT AUGUST 22, 2021 By Paul Homewood h/t Dennis Ambler https://gridwatch.co.uk/demand We’re currently relying on Europe for 16% of our electricity, as wind…
Express Readers Rebel Against Its Green Agenda
One of the strangest phenomena this year has been the sight of the Daily Express embracing far left climate policies, courtesy of their ex-Mirror, Remoaner, left wing editor Gary Jones.
UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fueled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric
In producing probably one of the most authoritative reports on the subject ever written, we have listened to thousands of road users, from cyclists, bikers, motorists, through to our vital…
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